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1THOUSAND KNIVES
recording engineer:
Toshihiko Takahashi (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
assistant synthesizer programming:
HIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Hideki Matsutake)
producer:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Toshihiko Takahashi
analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
castanets:
Tatsuro Yamashita
electric guitar [Alembic Guirar]:
Kazumi Watanabe
finger cymbals:
Haruomi Hosono
solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
KAZUMI WATANABE
solo wavedrum [Syn-Drum]:
Motoya Hamaguchi
performer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
orchestrator:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Columbia 1, 2, 4 Studio (Japan) (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
partial recording of:
1000 Knives
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
7:01
2THE END OF ASIA
recording engineer:
高橋俊彦 (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
miscellaneous support:
AKIRA IKUTA (Japanese record producer) (task: recording management)
assistant synthesizer programming:
HIDEKI MATSUTAKE (Hideki Matsutake)
producer:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and 高橋俊彦
analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
castanets:
Tatsuro Yamashita
solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
KAZUMI WATANABE
performer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
orchestrator:
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Columbia Studio, No.1, No.2,& No.4, Tokyo (Japan) (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
recording of:
The End of Asia
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
quotes music from:
东方红
46:22
3WAR HEAD
programming:
Hideki Matsutake
engineer:
Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yasuhiko Terada (engineer)
co-producer:
Yoshitaka Goto
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
bass:
Haruomi Hosono
guitar [guitars]:
Kenji Omura
other instruments [other all instruments]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
spoken vocals [voice]:
Chris Mosdell
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
WAR HEAD
lyricist:
Chris Mosdell
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
4.54:36
4thatness and thereness
programming:
Hideki Matsutake
engineer:
Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yasuhiko Terada (engineer)
co-producer:
後藤美孝
producer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Thatness and Thereness
lyricist:
後藤美孝 and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
translator:
Pate Barakan
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
4.53:30
5Riot in Lagos
programming:
Hideki Matsutake
engineer:
Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer), Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Steve Nye (producer, engineer and pianist), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yasuhiko Terada (engineer)
co-producer:
Yoshitaka Goto
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
remixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Riot in Lagos
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
5:42
6サルとユキとゴミのこども
miscellaneous support:
Yoshifumi Iio (task: tape operation)
programming:
Hideki Matsutake and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
engineer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer)
co-producer:
Robin Scott
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
bass clarinet, didgeridoo [didgeridu], hichiriki, sho and soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Robin Thompson (Saxophonist, clarinetist...)
bass guitar:
Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Adrian Belew, Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Yukihiro Takahashi
flugelhorn:
Kenji Nakazawa (flugelhorn)
guitar [guitar and Angry Animals]:
Adrian Belew
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
marimba and wavedrum [syndrums]:
Kiyohiko Semba and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
percussion:
Haruomi Hosono, Kiyohiko Semba and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Satoshi Nakamura (musician)
violin [flanged violin]:
Kaoru Sato (member of EP-4)
whistle [bird whistle]:
Kiyohiko Semba
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Akira Mitake, Hajime Tachibana, Shigeru Umebayashi, Shoji Fujii, Tetsuro Kashibuchi, Toshihiro Nara and Masami Tsuchiya (member of Wallflower)
vocals:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
remixer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Studio “A”, Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
recording of:
サルとユキとゴミのこども
lyricist:
糸井重里
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
5:10
7TIBETAN DANCE
miscellaneous support:
赤川新一 (Shinichi Akagawa) (task: tape operation), Michio Nakakoshi (task: tape operation), Shigeru Takise (task: tape operation), Tadashi Inoue (task: tape operation) and 高山欣也 (engineer,designer, producer) (task: tape operation)
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Takeshi Fujii (synth manipulator)
engineer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Seigen Ono (Japanese recording engineer, composer, musician, and producer) and Shinichi Tanaka (recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
acoustic guitar:
Chuei Yoshikawa
bass:
Haruomi Hosono
drums (drum set):
高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Yukihiro Takahashi
electric guitar:
Kenichi Inoue and Kenji Omura
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
percussion:
Motoya Hamaguchi
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Satoshi Nakamura (musician)
violin:
Masahiro Takekawa
remixer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
contains samples by:
Ayuo Takahashi (koto)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS TOKYO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Tibetan Dance
lyricist and composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
5:02
8SELF PORTRAIT
miscellaneous support:
赤川新一 (Shinichi Akagawa) (task: tape operation), Michio Nakakoshi (task: tape operation), Shigeru Takise (task: tape operation), Tadashi Inoue (task: tape operation) and 高山欣也 (engineer,designer, producer) (task: tape operation)
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Takeshi Fujii (synth manipulator)
engineer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer), Seigen Ono (Japanese recording engineer, composer, musician, and producer) and Shinichi Tanaka (recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
bongos [bongo], timpani [tympani] and xylophone:
Gregori Czerkinsky
double bass:
Kunimitsu Inada
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Yukihiro Takahashi
electric guitar:
Tatsuro Yamashita
piano [backwards piano]:
Koji Kanemaru
remixer:
Mitsuo Koike (engineer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
contains samples by:
Tatsuto Yamashita (Tatsuro Yamashita) (other vocals)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS TOKYO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Self Portrait
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
4:44
9A WONGGA DANCE SONG
assistant engineer:
Naoto Shibuya
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
additional percussion:
YAS‐KAZ (New Age/Tribal Ambient composer)
electric guitar:
Arto Lindsay
remixer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
performer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
A WONGGA DANCE SONG
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
6:21
10A CARVED STONE
assistant engineer:
Naoto Shibuya
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
additional percussion:
YAS‐KAZ (New Age/Tribal Ambient composer)
electric guitar:
Arto Lindsay
remixer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
performer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
arranger:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
A Carved Stone
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
8:26
11Ballet Mecanique
miscellaneous support:
Masaki Sekijima (task: technical assistance)
programming:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Daiei Matsumoto (VICTOR STUDIO) and Shinichi Akagawa (ONKIO HAUS STUDIO) (Shinichi Akagawa)
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
co-producer:
Shigeki Miyata for Midi Inc. and Takeshi Fujii for Yoroshita Music Inc. (synth manipulator)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
electric guitar:
Haruo Kubota
solo guitar:
Kenji Suzuki (Simply Red)
background vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician), Minako Yoshida and R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician)
performer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan and VICTOR STUDIO in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Ballet Mécanique
lyricist:
矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
translator:
Peter Barakan
5:10
12G.T.Ⅱ°
miscellaneous support:
Masaki Sekijima (task: technical assistance)
programming:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Daiei Matsumoto (VICTOR STUDIO) and Shinichi Akagawa (ONKIO HAUS STUDIO) (Shinichi Akagawa)
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
co-producer:
Shigeki Miyata for Midi Inc. and Takeshi Fujii for Yoroshita Music Inc. (synth manipulator)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
electric guitar:
Haruo Kubota
background vocals:
Minako Yoshida
vocals:
Bernard Fowler (American musician)
performer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan and VICTOR STUDIO in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
G.T.Ⅱ°
lyricist:
Peter Barakan and 矢野顕子 (Akiko Yano)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
4:07
13Parolibre
miscellaneous support:
Masaki Sekijima (task: technical assistance)
programming:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
assistant engineer:
Daiei Matsumoto (VICTOR STUDIO) and Shinichi Akagawa (ONKIO HAUS STUDIO) (Shinichi Akagawa)
engineer:
Shigeru Takise
co-producer:
Shigeki Miyata for Midi Inc. and Takeshi Fujii for Yoroshita Music Inc. (synth manipulator)
producer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and Shigeru Takise
electric guitar:
Arto Lindsay
other vocals [vocalese]:
Caoli Cano
performer:
R.S. (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
recorded at and mixed at:
ONKIO HAUS STUDIO (Onkio Haus) in Ginza, Chūō (Chūō-ku), Tokyo, Japan and VICTOR STUDIO in Jingūmae, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan
recording of:
Parolibre
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
3:35
14BEFORE LONG
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Before Long
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
41:21
15NEO GEO
programming:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
bass guitar:
William "Bootsy" Collins (US funk musician & songwriter)
Chapman stick:
Emmett Chapman
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer)
guitar:
Haruo Kubota
keyboard:
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
percussion:
David Van Tieghem
vocals:
Kazumi Tamaki, Misako Koja and Yoriko Ganeko
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Neo Geo
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
publisher:
やのミュージック (Yano Music)
45:06
16AFTER ALL
producer:
Bill Laswell (US bass guitarist and record producer) and 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station, Avatar Studios) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
After All (Sakamoto)
composer:
坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
3:10
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